weathering
English
noun
Definitions
- (obsolete) Weather, especially favourable or fair weather.
- (geology) Mechanical or chemical break breaking down of rocks in situ by weather or other causes.
- (architecture) A slight inclination given to an approximately horizontal surface to enable it to throw off water.
Etymology
Derived from Middle English wederyng suffix from English weather (direction from which the wind blows).
Origin
English
weather
Gloss
direction from which the wind blows
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aweather English
- bioweathering English
- macroweather English
- nonweather English
- overweather English
- palaeoweather English
- paleoweather English
- unweather English
- weather English
- weatherability English
- weatherable English
- weatherboard English
- weatherbound English
- weathercast English
- weathercock English
- weatherfish English
- weathergirl English
- weatherglass English
- weatherish English
- weatherization English
- weatherize English
- weatherless English
- weatherlike English
- weatherlore English
- weatherly English
- weatherman English
- weathermost English
- weatherology English
- weatherometer English
- weatherperson English
- weatherproof English
- weathersome English
- weatherstrip English
- weathertight English
- weatherwear English
- weatherwoman English
- weatherworn English
- Wetter German
- weder Middle English
- wederyng Middle English
- weather
- aweather
- unweather
- weatherly
- weatherish
- weatherman
- nonweather
- weatherize
- weatherwear
- weatherworn
- weatherable
- weathergirl
- weatherfish
- weatherlore
- weathermost
- weatherlike
- overweather
- weathersome
- weathercast
- weatherless
- weathercock
- weatherboard
- weatherology
- weatherproof
- weatherbound
- macroweather
- weathertight
- weatherwoman
- weatherstrip
- weatherglass
- paleoweather
- bioweathering
- palaeoweather
- weatherperson
- weatherometer
- weatherization
- weatherability